Outdoor sports and leisure activities are getting more popular all the time. Especially when its warm outside, nobody likes being stuck indoors where the air recycled and the only wildlife is a couple of woodlice and the odd spider. The draw back of sports done outdoors though is that most of them are biased towards working the lower body.Short of doing just press ups and pull ups on a tree, its not always easy to think of activities that work the upper body well, here are some that do?
Kayaking. A great number of boating sports like canoeing, rowing and especially kayaking focus a great deal on working the upper body. As well as providing most of the stability, the upper body is the driving force in the sport of kayaking and soon becomes very efficient with practice. The best part is that when you get tired you can just up ores and let the river currents take you for a while. If your not keen on water however, this sport might be best avoided to be honest.
Rock Climbing. Its not easy to find sports that put pressure on every single muscle in the body, but rock climbing is one of them. That said, your legs are not actually worked as much as you might think as a lot of the grip comes from special sticky slim line shoes that look like cycling shoes. The arms are in fact called upon a lot more in most types of climbing and get a real workout. Simply keeping yourself vertical on a climbing wall can be an effort and the muscles of the lower arm and shoulders will be toned in no time.
Hand Bikes. Bike riding is without doubt the most poplar of the outdoor sports. That said, its not the best sport in the world getting your arms in shape. Hand bikes however such as Pinarello ones are geared in such a way that you can pick up some great speed just by turning your arms. They also make a great mode of transport for people who do not have the use of their legs.
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